Jackie Mason Quotes
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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The lights go down, you hear the applause and you're up there, and then everything else is forgotten.
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I think Freud is about contamination, but I think that is something he learned from Shakespeare, because Shakespeare is about nothing but contamination, you might say.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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You either are or you're not.
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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In times of need, God can come to you in a myriad of disguises.
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I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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If you're famous, you're not free.
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Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?
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You break her heart, I'll break your neck.
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Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.
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You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.
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When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.
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You can't tell a millionaire's son from a billionaire's.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people.
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We should not have a petty regard for God's gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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If you want to know how I feel, I'll summarize it in one word - terrible.
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The Illinois Constitution was written before they realized they'd have a city the size of Chicago in the state. The constitution had severe limits on the ability of any city to raise monies through taxes and bonds. When Chicago grew explosively, they had to come up with ways of getting more money to do more things.
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Did you ever hear of a kid playing accountant - even if they wanted to be one?
